{"id":1763,"date":"2019-10-22T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T10:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/?page_id=1763"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T07:06:22","slug":"the-media-intimidates-the-public-with-nasty-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/the-media-intimidates-the-public-with-nasty-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Media Intimidates the public with Nasty Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.throughlinegroup.com\/2019\/04\/24\/7-tricky-questions-reporters-ask-and-how-to-answer-them\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"wp-image-1437\" src=\"https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Media-Intimidates-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Media-Intimidates-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Media-Intimidates-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Media-Intimidates-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordstoelate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Media-Intimidates.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>An interrogator once asked a farmer, \u201cDo you have snakes in your house?\u201d The elderly man was furious for being asked such a rude question, he replies \u201cI don\u2019t have them, moreover I don\u2019t keep pet reptiles, have you ever been to my house before, how can you throw such a Nasty question at me?\u201d he asks back furiously, the interrogator cleverly dodges these remarks saying, \u201cwell there are some released alleged photos of your living room circulating around the place, they show your children playing with pythons.\u201d \u201cOf course that\u2019s not true,\u201d replies the farmer, \u201cthose are simply toys, whoever did this was on a mission to crush my image, you know a photo can be put into a machine and used to perform great wonders with it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The interrogator once asked this question so boldly that we thought the ideas came from, him. The fact that he was pointing a finger at the interviewee as he spoke indicated that he had some kind of authority over him, he was out to extract a piece of information from him, but when he received his answer in the same direct bold manner, he cowers away into a myriad of sources, this smart move enabled him to inflict doubt on the interviewee without having to deflect it upon himself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Painful Interrogations.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is easy to notice when someone is becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/pritcollective.com\/20-ways-to-stop-annoying-journalists\/\">painfully inquisitive<\/a>, first he asks you about your origins, \u201cwhich province did you come from? I am from Western Namandwaland\u201d, \u201cwell what tribe? Specifically, Rukiya sir\u201d, he responds, \u201cWell I happen to know that tribe which sub group do you speak? Danjii sire, I too speak that tongue, so tell me one last thing, tell me which clan and village you come from\u2026.\u201d And the list goes on and on, the young carpenter asks why he\u2019s being interrogated so strictly,\u00a0 why do you ask so much about my dwellings\u00a0 sire are you planning to visit my town? No Mr it\u2019s just for reference purposes, never mind.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.0189%;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 54.6485%;\">\r\n<p><iframe title=\"Trump to CNN reporter: &#039;You ask a lot of stupid questions&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhKMaDL8xLE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20.3325%;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; An interrogator once asked a farmer, 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